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“No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a "mixed number " while 5/2 is an "improper fraction." They're EQUAL for crying out loud. They are the exact same numbers and have the exact same properties. Who uses such words outside of fourth grade?”
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
“Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them.”
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
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